A&E events: Feb. 15-22

Your guide to the week's visual arts, theater and literary happenings

By Boulder Weekly Staff - Feb. 14, 2024
ON-VIEW
Credit: James Hosking

ON VIEW: The ongoing East Window photography exhibition, Aging Bodies: Myths and Heroines, explores “the social and ethical implications of the observational image and challenges some of the myths and misunderstandings often imposed upon elder members of contemporary western societies.” See listing for details.

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Rob Lantz: Focal Point. Through March 3, R Gallery + Wine Bar, 2027 Broadway, Boulder. Free

Natasha Mistry: Super-Conscious. Through March 10, The New Local Annex,
713 Pearl St., Boulder. Free

Performing Self. Through April 28, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art,
1750 13th St. $2 

We CU: A Visual Celebration of Black Womanhood, Presence, and Connectedness. Through July 13, CU Art Museum 1085 18th St., Boulder. Free

Aging Bodies: Myths and Heroines. Through Feb. 28, East Window Gallery, 4550 Broadway, Suite C-3B2, Boulder. Free. BW PICK OF THE WEEK

Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks. Through Feb. 19, Denver Art
Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. $18


Courtesy: Local Theater Company

ON STAGE: Boulder-based Local Theater Company’s latest production, acts of faith, offers a beacon of hope amid the cynicism and turmoil of our current moment. This solo play starring Colorado Theatre Guild president and Local’s co-artistic director Betty Hart is a timely exploration of the role of faith in our modern world. See listing for details.

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acts of faith. Through Feb. 18, Dairy Arts Center – Grace Gamm Theatre, 2509 Walnut St., Boulder. $45 BW PICK OF THE WEEK

ART. Through Feb. 25, Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave. $38-$42

Fun Home. Through Feb. 25, Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. $20-$38

Message in a Bottle. Through Feb. 25, Denver Center for the Performing Arts – Buell Theatre, 1101 13th St. $30-$100

Crazy For You. Through April 7, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown. $45-$83

Church Basement Ladies. Through March 24, Jesters Dinner Theater, 224 Main St., Longmont. $27-$50


Courtesy: HarperCollins

ON THE PAGE: Join author Eric Blehm at Boulder Book Store for a Feb. 26 reading and discussion surrounding his new book, The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him. The nonfiction work tells the story of Craig Kelly, “the Michael Jordan of snowboarding,” who was killed at age 36 in the Durrand Glacier Avalanche of 2003. See listing for details.

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Solo by Peter McGraw. 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, Tattered Cover Colfax, 2526 East Colfax Ave., Denver. Free

Brandilyn Tebo and Alexander Gentile in Conversation. 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. Free

Countdown by SarahScoles. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5

Teaching As If Students Matter by John and Jaye Zola. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. Free

The Darkest White by Eric Blehm. 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St. $5 

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